Chip Trayanum is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Toledo.
Trayanum wears you down at the goal line. Played for four head coaches at four programs in six seasons: Herm Edwards, Ryan Day, Mark Stoops and Robert Weiner. The first career honor came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 163 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Western Kentucky, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 23.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 23.7% of his carries. 10 carries for 31 yds vs Northern Illinois; 14 for 163 vs Western Kentucky.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
40.4% of carries overall (180/445) → 19.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/103) — 70.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 10 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (47.6%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toledo | 182 | 1,015 | 5.6 | 12 | 75 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 12 | 75 | 6.2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 85 | 373 | 4.4 | 3 | 40 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 78 | 402 | 5.2 | 6 | 20 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 49 | 290 | 5.9 | 4 | 26 |
| Career | 421 | 2,247 | 5.3 | 25 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toledo | 21 | 212 | 10.1 | 2 | 57 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 36 | 303 | 8.4 | 2 | 57 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 14 | 163 | 11.6 | 2 | 75 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 26 | 153 | 5.9 | 1 | 63 | 153-yard day |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28@ Bowling Green | 27 | 125 | 4.6 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-3vs Northern Illinois | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-9vs Ball State | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 1 | 42 | |
 Bowl | L 22-27vs Louisville | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 182 | 1015 | 5.6 | 12 | 75 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 45-21
163 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
With T. Gleason — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car) · E. Duran — 39.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%162 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 182 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 182 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
298% of team targetsCatch rate
66%19 of 29 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
66% catch rate on 29 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 89.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 101 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 95.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 87.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #33 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #3 of 30 Mid-American RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Herm Edwards, Ryan Day, Mark Stoops and Jason Candle.
